Andrew Puzder, Donald Trump’s Choice for Labor Post

The pattern emerging in Donald Trump’s cabinet selections is not just their uniform lack of qualifications for their posts, but that these individuals represent the complete opposite of what these positions traditionally stand for.

Since my guess is that Mr. Trump had never heard of Scott Pruitt, his choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, or Andrew Puzder, his nominee for labor secretary, before this month, it is likely that these people were put forward by the most radical elements of his transition team.

These nominations are simply a poke in the eye of Washington by a Breitbart mind-set rather than serious attempts to populate a functioning government.

CARL MEZOFF

Stamford, Conn.

To the Editor:

The secretary of labor is charged with protecting and advancing the interests of working people, yet Donald Trump has chosen a man for that post whose record shows him opposing his workers at every step.

Why would Mr. Trump choose such a person to be the secretary of labor? Perhaps because Simon Legree was unavailable.